C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002992

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2014
TAGS: PREL PHUM SI BO NL EUN
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS: BELARUS PARTICIPATION IN CEI SUMMIT
IN SLOVENIA

REF: A. STATE 244290


B. LJUBLJANA 1043

C. DEAN-HYLAND TELCON 11/17/04

Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ANDREW SCHOFER FOR REA
SONS 1.4 (B AND D)

(C) PolOff made ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Policy Officer
for Ukraine and Belarus Daniel Melchers on November 17.
Melchers was aware of the Slovene invitation and observed
that they had put themselves in a similar position as the
Greeks during the Olympics, i.e., having to rescind an
invitation. Melchers noted that Tony van der Togt, MFA
Office Director for Eastern Europe and Dutch presidency chair
of the EU's COEST, was in Brussels and said that he could
discuss this issue with the Slovene COEST rep.
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